Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 874050 search inquires.

Selected title: Original Toning
Explanation: Having natural surfaces resulting from long exposure to ordinary environmental conditions; uncleaned

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 53085  14.46%
Silver Clad 30413  8.29%
Coin Silver 22399  6.10%
Slabbed Coins 21261  5.79%
BN 20644  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 20124  5.48%
RB 19069  5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 16478  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 15951  4.35%
Reeded Edge 15204  4.14%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 15148  4.13%
PQ 13957  3.80%
MS (MS60-MS70) 13840  3.77%
PR (PR60, PR70) 13795  3.76%
Rarity 13478  3.67%
Incuse 12823  3.49%
High Relief 12710  3.46%
Coin drop 12627  3.44%
Reverse Cameo 12085  3.29%
Obverse or Face side 11978  3.26%